U.S. Congress - H.R.1177 Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007
H.R.1177 - Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals under the Medicare Program. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals under the Medicare Program. as introduced.
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Official Summary
2/16/2007--Introduced.Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services, particularly the transitional adjustment for sole communOfficial Summary
2/16/2007--Introduced.Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services, particularly the transitional adjustment for sole community hospitals to limit any decline in payment. Holds sole community hospitals permanently harmless from any decline in payment. Increases the payment for covered OPD services in a sole community hospital by the amount of any difference between the pre-Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (pre-BBA) amount and a lesser PPS amount.
Specifies the rebasing of the payment-to-cost ratio for sole community hospitals for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2007.
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